Ayana Elise

Elise, Princess Aya of Royalstar (彩宮エリーゼ内親王 (あやのみやえりいずないしんおう) Aya-no-miya Erīze Naishin'nō), under the name Elise Ayana (彩奈　エリーゼ (あやな　エリーゼ) Ayana Erīze) is a member of AKB0048's 154th Generation of trainees. She is known by the nicknames Elise (エリーゼ), Shirayuki (白雪 lit. Snow White), Shirayukihime (白雪姫 lit. Snow White Princess) and Aayan (あーや).

Apperance
Elise's skin is as white as snow while being smooth and clear. Her face is rather slim and small. She is petit and a little bit chubby. Her eyelashes are quite curly and her eyes are moss green. Her lips are red as blood and her hair is smooth, long and black as ebony. Usually, she wears her hair down, but she'd like to try out other hairstyles as well. She has got heart-shaped lines on her hair and in her eyes, as well as a tiara-shaped lining in her eyes.

Her appearance resembles the appearance of Snow White, a fairy tale. Elise likes the fairy tale most, and a good friend often called her Snow White in the past.

Elise's clothing style is plain but graceful, classy and sophisticated. She loves to wear kimono but doesn't wear them as casual clothes. She likes feminine clothes too.

Personality
Elise is well educated, polite and graceful. From her childhood on, she was taught good manners and conversation rules. She lacks a sense of humor and doesn't understand many jokes, but laughs either way, in order to not attract attention. She is dainty and determined and strong-minded. However, her determination can easily be changed and once someone opposes her, she often changes her mind. Usually, she prefers to stay quiet in social conversations but she is able to speak up and express her opinions. Elise is very intelligent but doesn't know a lot about foreign life, or even casual life. She is a bit naïve too and often overthinks things. She tends to panic if she doesn't have time to prepare for anything. She likes to apologize.

Elise enjoys poetry a lot and is able to play violin despite coming from a banned planet. She likes to listen to classical music or read classic literature but also loves fairy tales. She is fluent in Japanese and English as both are official languages of Royalstar. She also speaks Chinese and Spanish, but cannot write Chinese well and isn't fluent in both languages.

Auditions
As second daughter to the emperor and empress of Royalstar, she is the second princess of the planet. Thus, thanks to the general wealth of the kingdom, she lived a life of luxury but also had to live the strict and hard life of the royal court. Despite the planet's status as banned planet, the upper society was able to access entertainment without problems. Elise grew up in this society and for a long time, she didn't know of the ban at all until she was involved into official events. She learned how to play violin from her personal amid who used to be her best friend that once lived on a neutral planet and a violinist. Her parents didn't oppose this as long as she could continue learning. They possibly didn't even know. She also knew 0048 but when she grew older and asked to listen to their music, her tutors told her that they were terrorists and that it'd be unfit for a princess to be interessted in such a group. Eventually, her maid learned of her interest. The maid was secretly an inactive WOTA and introduced Elise to AKB0048. By now, Elise knew about the ban but was told that "it is the best" for her family. Her maid explained her the truth about the ban, explaining that the only reason why Royalstar was banned was to ensure the imperial family's reign in a similar wise to the DGTO. She started to disagree and eventually developed the wish to leave her home. With six years, she understood that this was almost impossible due to her family's status.

When Elise was thirteen years old, her maid had kept to inform her about releases, events and auditions. Until the fifth audition in the new era, Elise believed that it was impossible for her to join. However, this time, her maid had prepared several things for her, including faked IDs to escape. She convinced her to try - she still could chose not to head for the second round if she was accepted - and she passed the first round. Using fake IDs, her maid provided, the two planned to run away when her family would visit another planet within DGTO range. While running away, her maid was believed to kidnap her as her ties to the deliverance just had been unveiled by an insider. Eventually, she was shot while the two escape and her last words told Elise to join AKB0048 and fullfill the two's dreams.

Relationships

 * -|Staff=
 * Motomiya Hikari - AKB0048's manager and producer. Elise respects her.
 * Kuroki Erika - AKB0048's presenter. Elise respects her.
 * Hashimoto Ayumi - AKB0048's trainer. Elise respects her.
 * -|150th Generation=
 * Inoue Megumi - Senpai.
 * Takanashi Yukari - Senpai.
 * Hoshimiya Aoi - Senpai.
 * Hoshikawa Rei - Senpai.
 * Itano Tomorin - Senpai.
 * Hikami Yumeko - Senpai.
 * Ito Hotaru - Senpai.
 * Suzuno Natsuki - Senpai.
 * Suzuno Sakura - Senpai.
 * Samuikaze Ran - Senpai.
 * Harune Diamond - Senpai.
 * Taiyamoto Akano - Senpai.
 * -|151st Generation=
 * Miyabi Honoka - Senpai.
 * Asahina Miru - Senpai.
 * Kashita Miyagi - Senpai.
 * Masuda Akari - Senpai.
 * -|152nd Generation=
 * Aozora Kokone - Senpai.
 * Honda Hibiki - Senpai.
 * Tsubasa Diana - Senpai.
 * Itano Tomoko - Senpai.
 * Makori Ririka - Senpai.
 * Tomoe Yuki - Senpai.
 * -|153rd Generation=
 * Mion Espoir - Senpai.
 * Emily Silver - Senpai.
 * Asami Mirai - Senpai.
 * Ooto Melody - Senpai.
 * Murasaki Alisa - Senpai.
 * Ryuuzaki Miyoko - Senpai.
 * Nakamura Monica - Senpai.
 * Masaki Amarie - Senpai.
 * Amaya Jia - Senpai.
 * -|153.5th Generation=
 * Akiba Airi - Senpai.
 * Hatsune Hikari - Senpai.
 * Ikeda Itsuki - Senpai.
 * -|154th Generation=
 * Joudan Aimi - Fellow Trainee. She questions her motives.
 * Kasumi Yuuna - Fellow Trainee. Elise isn't sure what to think about her. Similar to Miyako, she questions her manners, but in another way. Yuuna feels a bit unsociable to her and she is afraid that Yuuna might has a dark past that she is hiding. If it wouldn't be against her education and manners, she'd advise her to talk to a psychologist. She is concerned about this.
 * Kobayashi Griselda - Fellow Trainee. Elise'd like to practise her Spanish with her.
 * MoYoung Marian - Fellow Trainee. Out of her generation, she feels most comfortable around Marian and would like to be her friend.
 * Takaine Miyako - Fellow Trainee. Having once described her behavior to be similar to a drunk, Elise is a bit concerned about her manners, but on the other hand, doesn't know if she isn't simply "normal".
 * Itou Haruki - Fellow Trainee. Out of her generation, Haruki seems to be most "normal" person. Elise admires her love for 0048.
 * Arashi Taeko - Fellow Trainee. She questions her motives.
 * Tomone Kaoru - Fellow Trainee. Elise is amazed (both posivily and negativly) about her determination to become the next Oshima Yuko.
 * -|Successors=
 * Shinoda Mariko the 12th - Senpai.
 * Akimoto Sayaka the 15th - Senpai.
 * Yokoyama Yui the 13.5th - Senpai.
 * Maeda Atsuko the 19th - Senpai.
 * Takahashi Minami the 7th - Senpai.
 * Matsui Rena the 9th- Senpai.
 * Kuramochi Asuka the 13th - Senpai.
 * Sashihara Rino the 11th - Senpai.
 * Shimazaki Haruka the 11th - Senpai. When she learned of her image, she disliked her for using the persona of a snobby princess. Their relationship due to Paruru's persona and Elise's status is often called WHime.
 * Kodama Haruka the 8th - Senpai.
 * -|Family=

Ethymology
Her surname 彩名 can be translated as color hue (彩) and name (名). The meaning of her given name, Elise, is unknown. Elise seems to relate something with her name, but it's unknown what.

Quotes

 * "I am the fairy tale princess in AKB, Ayana Elise. It is truly a pleasure to meet you." - Elise's stage catchphrase.

Songs
Elise didn't participle in any A-sides by 0048 yet Elise didn't participle in any albums by 0048 yet A1/K1
 * -|Single A-Sides=
 * -|Single B-Sides=
 * Genzai wa Fantasy janai (Kinou no Teki wa Mirai no Nakama)
 * -|Albums=
 * -|Stages=
 * Wakai Hi - Zenza Girl
 * -|Other songs=
 * Color - Character Song

Trivia

 * Favorite New Era Song: Tsugi no Crown
 * Favorite Color: Carmine
 * Penlight Color: Gold
 * Charm Point: Eyelashes
 * Special Skill: Poetry, Violin
 * Elise usually refers herself as "Watakushi" (私).
 * She shares her voice actress with Ooruri Ayami, a character of the idol anime Pretty Rhythm: Dear My Future, Rinne, a character of the idol anime Pretty Rhythm: Rainbow Live, Yumizuru Eleonora, a character in the video game Tokyo Mirage Sessions ♯FE which is about idols and several other anime characters.
 * Her appearance is based on the fairytale Snow White.
 * Her favorite song is Sekai ni wa Ai Shika Nai becase of the poetry reading.
 * Elise has got two kiraras. One is a crimson-brown book-shaped kirara, and the other one is a gold crown.
 * The tiara in her eyes represent her royal heritage.